. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. 150 SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE April, VJ-2]. eriziug actii)ii. When the soil is very wet, as it often is in the Sprin<i-, or very dry as it often is in the Fall, we do not get this fhieiy pulverized condition. There is an ideal condition and in summer following we usually get good results as the soil is neither too wet nor too dry. Perhaps you never realized that a plow had i\. pulverizing action on the soil at all. We want an even top so that the least possible surface will be ex- posed to the drying inf
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. 150 SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE April, VJ-2]. eriziug actii)ii. When the soil is very wet, as it often is in the Sprin<i-, or very dry as it often is in the Fall, we do not get this fhieiy pulverized condition. There is an ideal condition and in summer following we usually get good results as the soil is neither too wet nor too dry. Perhaps you never realized that a plow had i\. pulverizing action on the soil at all. We want an even top so that the least possible surface will be ex- posed to the drying influence of the sun and wind. When the land is ridged it will dry out quicker, be- cause more surface is exposed. We do not want high crowns and deep dead furrows as we had in Ontario, or jierhaps, in Scotland, because we have no surface water to get rid of. The Strike Out. A fad, you say. Oh, no. You say you have no time. Then I say you are a poor business man. It only means one round more and you get all the weeds and we need to get them and get them youilg. As one clear. At a plowing match for example, stakes (which are numbered) are placed at each end of the field. The round dots indicate the feering poles which are set up as desired, to get a straight strike out. There is an- other method of striking out, but if every farmer woidd see that his lands are opened up as shown, it would be a long step toward better farminpr methods. Unmatched Furrows. Sometimes called "paired furrows," "uneven fur- row ; In ot^iier words a .shallow furrow and a deeper furrow in" pairs. By considering .some of the causes of this very common fault we will now proceed to discuss some practical difficulties which experts have to deal with every day. We will take them in the following order: 1. Front plow cutting too wide. 2. Plows not cutting the same depth. 3. Colters not properly set. 4. 15ail support moved. ^ .McThODoF Striking OUT A LAND. Stakes Set Im Ready To Star
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